In fact, the production of large amounts of cheap paper not only solved Tang En's long-suffering toilet paper problem, but more importantly, it gave him a mouthpiece to control public opinion.
That's right, newspapers.
He had already made a simple printing press, and now that he had a large amount of cheap paper to use, it was only natural that he would launch the newspaper.
In Prandal, which was under the control of the Apocalypse, the lives of ordinary people were still in a feudal period. The transmission of information was seriously lagging behind. Often, when something happened in one place, it would take a month for another place to receive the news.
Of course, this only referred to ordinary news. If it was very important news, it would use magic communication, and in the blink of an eye, it could be transmitted to the ends of the continent. Unfortunately, the cost of this method was extremely high, and ordinary news would not be transmitted using this method at all.
And in this kind of environment, launching newspapers was one of the best ways to control public opinion in the territory. Tang En could completely learn from those politicians on Earth, and let the people see what he wanted them to see to guide public opinion and consolidate his rule here.
Originally, Tang En wanted to discuss with Fiona who would be in charge of the newspaper, but looking at her just now, he reckoned that looking for her now would only be asking for a rebuff, so Tang En simply decided to write the first edition of the newspaper himself.
As for the people selling the newspaper, those youths who were full of energy all day with nowhere to vent it finally had work to do. Here, no one would sue him for employing child labor …
Thus, the residents of Ellington suddenly discovered a strange thing. The children who were usually running and playing around in the streets suddenly became very strange. They ran around the streets to inquire about some strange things, and when they returned home at night, they were all mysterious and excited, as if they had encountered something very exciting …
And when the adults asked, they did not say anything, and only laughed foolishly, which made everyone feel very strange.
And this answer was answered three days later.
"Selling newspapers! Selling newspapers! The fresh Tang Daily News! "
"Why did One-eyed Barker die tragically in the streets?? Why did hundreds of beasts scream in the middle of the night?? Why did the soap in the shops repeatedly fall into the hands of evil people?? Why did the maids' clothes in the Overlord's residence collectively disappear?? The old widow's door was knocked every night, was it a human or an undead?? What was behind the death of the former Overlord Hogg?? Behind all this is the distortion of human nature or the decay of morality?? If you want to know the answer, please pay attention to the Tang Daily News! "
On the streets of Ellington, a little boy carrying a sling bag ran and shouted, and his words attracted the attention of the people on both sides of the road.
"Isn't this Viktor? Why didn't you play with those little guys today? What kind of newspaper are you selling? "
Victor grinned. "Uncle Reynold, do you want a copy of Tang Daily? There's a lot of interesting news on it. "
Victor remembered that Leonard was literate, so he should be a good customer.
"Daily News?"
Leonard asked curiously, "What's that? What's of the news of the news? "
"Of the news of the news of the news of the news," said said Viktor Viktor, "news" s of the of the Viktor news's news, "News"....... "" Viktor of "Viktor Viktor"
"A silver coin?! Good lad, this newspaper is worth ten of my best candles! "
"You can't say that," Viktor refuted Reynold with his unusual eloquence. "No matter how good a candle is, it can only light up at night. But this newspaper can let you know the latest news about Ellington. It even publishes the latest decrees of His Lordship and all kinds of work information. This information is priceless, not to mention that this newspaper is made of paper! Normally, a single piece of paper costs ten silver coins. Now, all this paper only costs one silver coin. Even if you finish reading it, you can still use it. Do you think it's really expensive? "
Leonard didn't want to buy it at first, but after hearing Viktor's words, he felt that it made sense. A piece of paper was already so expensive, and these newspapers only cost one silver coin. It was such a good deal!
"Alright, then give me a copy of the newspaper!"
Leonard owned a candle shop and was considered relatively wealthy in Ellington. It was not a big deal for him to spend a silver coin to buy newspapers.
A few people saw that Leonard had bought the newspaper and immediately came over. "Hey! Boss Leonard, what's written in the newspaper? "
Leonard enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. He opened the newspaper and read it aloud.
"Today's headline is that the Tang Steel Mill is about to be established, and new jobs are available. According to Lord Tang En, the Tang Steel Mill is under construction and will be completed in a few days. The steel mill is newly established and needs a large number of staff. Therefore, an invitation has been sent to all of Ellington. As long as you have the ability, the idea, and the intention, you can go to the recruitment office outside the Lord's Mansion to sign up for the recruitment. Once you are successfully recruited after training, the minimum salary will be ten gold coins per month! In addition — "
As soon as he read the headline, there was an uproar.
"The treatment in the steel mill is so good!?"
"Ten gold coins at the very least! When His Lordship was recruiting craftsmen, I also signed up, but only thirteen girls were recruited. I thought His Lordship was biased and only gave girls a chance. I didn't expect that we would have a chance now! "
"God! I must give it a try! "
"Boss Leonard! Keep reading!? What else is there!? "
Leonard saw that everyone was looking at him anxiously. He coughed proudly and continued to read another piece of news.
"According to our investigation, the farmer subsidy program promoted by His Lordship was widely praised. The farmers in the villages around Ellington generally received real benefits. The iron farming tools greatly increased the efficiency of their work, allowing them to have more time to accompany their families and enjoy life. They even have the spare energy to participate in the construction of Ellington to earn a second bucket of gold …"
"The caravan formed by the Datang Chamber of Commerce has brought our specialty mint candies, soap, and other products to the mountain city of Bein. They plan to open a shop in Bein and establish a trade route to bring more products and business opportunities to Ellington …"
"One-eyed Barker and his men died tragically on the streets. The reason was that Miss Fiona used a precious tier 4 magic scroll, and the value of this magic scroll is …"
"This newspaper has exclusive news. According to Miss Tina, who doesn't want to reveal her name, a crazy incident has happened in the Liege's Residence recently. The clothes of the maids in the Liege's Residence were all murdered, and all the clues point to the Liege …"
"What!?"
"It can't be!?"
"How can it be!?"
As soon as this piece of gossip came out, it instantly ignited everyone's enthusiasm. They all stared at Leonard with their eyes wide open and continued to read.
"Ahem, everyone, let me take a break and read slowly."
Leonard felt very good. He deliberately hooked their appetites, wanting to continue to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention for a while longer.
Seeing this, Viktor rolled his eyes and shouted, "The news that everyone wants to know is in Tang Dynasty Daily. Everyone buy a copy and you don't have to squeeze together to read slowly!"
Hearing Viktor's shout, everyone came back to their senses and ran to him to buy the newspaper. When Leonard came back to his senses, he found that everyone had already bought the newspaper. He could only read it resentfully.
"What!? It's sold out!? "
A few people who were slow to buy the newspaper were anxious.
"Everyone, don't worry! I don't have it here, but Marshall and the others might have it! "
Viktor shouted, "From today onwards, we, the Ellington newspaper boy, will bring you a copy of Tang Dynasty Daily every day! Quantity is limited, please buy early! "
After shouting, Viktor slipped away.
As it was the first issue of the newspaper, Tang En considered everyone's habits and did not print a lot. However, after receiving Viktor's report that night, Tang En realized that he had underestimated the Ellington residents' ability to accept the news.
The first one thousand copies of the newspaper were all sold out!
This was far beyond Tang En's expectations. In fact, after he finished printing the newspaper, he thought of something very important.
That was, the newspaper's main carrier was words, and there were probably not that many people in Ellington who were literate.
Now it seemed that Ellington's literacy rate was not too low.
However, considering the problem of popularizing words, Tang En thought for a while and decided to start a literacy column from the second issue of the newspaper. He wanted to teach everyone how to read and how to read the newspaper.
This way, not only could he publicize his policies and control public opinion, but he could also popularize words and raise the average literacy level of Ellington. It was killing two birds with one stone.
"Well done, this is your salary for today."
Viktor and the rest sold the newspaper. The daily salary for each person was ten silver coins, and a thousand copies of the newspaper were a hundred gold coins. After deducting the cost of the paper mill, the profit was amazing. Unfortunately, Tang En did not care about the profit at all. He cared more about controlling public opinion and increasing the efficiency of news dissemination.
After receiving the silver coins, Viktor and the others left happily. The speed of making money from selling newspapers was even faster than harvesting mint grass. They could earn three gold coins from selling newspapers for a month. This was an unimaginable amount of money in the past!
Fiona was amazed. "Newspaper, this is your idea!?"
"How's the effect?"
"Very good! Just now, there were more than fifty people applying for the job at the steel mill! Now the headache is how to select them. "
"Leave this to me. Remember, we don't have too many workers now!"
The steel mill was the most important. The more people there were, the higher the efficiency. Tang En certainly did not mind hiring a few more people.
But at the same time, he also needed to find other people to be responsible for the operation of Tang En Daily. As a lord, he certainly could not stay there all day as a newspaper editor and write gossip news …
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